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| Keywords: Charles François Daubigny - Beach Scene - Walters 372379.jpg Daubigny represents beached boats mussel gatherers and to the right the promontory of the Cap de la H�ve visible across the Seine estuary The same cliffs are visible in the right distance of his large sunset painting It is low tide and fishing boats have been stranded on the beach at Villerville on the English Channel Across the bay are the cliffs of Sainte-Andresse The artist began to visit this region in 1854 Daubigny painted with light fluid brushstrokes in an attempt to convey the changing effects of weather and the time of day The critic Th�ophile Gautier criticized the artist for capturing an impression rather than providing a detailed image of the subject The impressionist Claude Monet was deeply influenced by Daubigny's spontaneous method of painting outdoors This small work on panel was probably painted outdoors in a single sitting after 1854 oil on panel cm 16 7 31 7 accession number 37 2379 14081 Philip B Perlman Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of Philip B Perlman 1960 Signature Lower left Daubigny The Road to Impressionism Landscapes from Corot to Manet The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 The Road to Impressionism Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Frick Art Historical Center Pittsburgh 2008-2009 place of origin Villerville France Walters Art Museum license 2D Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Cliffs in art Paintings of the Seine by Charles-François Daubigny | ||||
